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Banana Muffins (Almond Flour and Protein)

almondflourbananachocolatechipmuffinsThese banana protein muffins are easy to make, fluffy and so tasty. They are the perfect protein packed breakfast or snack for busy mornings with a whopping 8 grams of protein per muffin. Paleo gluten free, and kid approved.

3 small-medium bananas, mashed (~ 1 cup)
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Granular)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1¾ cup almond flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
1 pinch sea salt
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
2 scoops whey protein powder (½ cup packed)
⅓ cup natural almond or other nut butter of choice (the runny kind works best)

Preheat an oven to 350°F (180°C/160°C fan, Gas Mark 4). Grease muffin tin with oil or insert muffin liners into a 12-cup muffin pan. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas until there are no large chunks left. Then add eggs, sweetener and vanilla, and whisk until well combined.

Stir in the almond flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and protein powder using a baking spatula. Be careful not to over mix the batter.

Add the almond butter and lightly fold it into the batter with a baking spatula.

Divide the batter into the 12 muffin cups, filling ¾ of the way. If you aren’t using baking cups or liners, spray the muffin pan with coconut oil or ghee before adding the batter.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove the muffins from the oven and let cool for 20 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins.

Variations:

  • Instead of mashed banana, you can use unsweetened applesauce or mashed baked sweet potato. Anything with natural sweetness will work.
  • Use any nut butter (peanut butter, sunflower seed butter, cashew butter) to replace the almond butter.
  • The honey is optional, because the bananas got you covered for this one, and provide all the sweetness you need. However, if you want to replace the honey use maple syrup, or coconut sugar will work as well.
  • To make Vegan you can use flax eggs, however, I have not tested this out. Let me know how it goes.
  • Use a chocolate or vanilla whey protein powder.
  • Experiment with adding Greek yogurt for some extra protein. This will add more moisture, so I recommend reducing the amount of banana or almond butter.